The rapidly emerging role of zerumbone in attenuating tumor growth in systemic malignancies

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1487-1487

  Kapoor, Shailendra ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 84867091577     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201270084     Document Type: Letter

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